Car door



may 27, 1924. 1,495,835

W. FREMMEL ET AL.

CAR DOOR Filed July 15, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 may. 27, wiia 1,495,836

- w, FRIMMEL ET AL CAR DOOR Filed July 13, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented May 27, 1924.

UNITED ST .oFFlcE.

; one noon.

Application filed July 13,

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that we, l/VENZELFRIMMEL and WILLIAM D. HENDERSON, citizensof the United States, residing at Dorrance, in the county of Russell,State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Car Door, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to car door 'constructions and more particularlyto grain car doors, the primary object of the invention being to providean adjustable door of this character wherein the same may be used inconnection with door openings of various widths.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel locking means,whereby the door may be locked within a door opening and held in suchposition until the car has been filled.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a sectional doorof this character supplied with novel means for preventing grain frompassing between the sections of the door.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view disclosing a door constructed inaccordance with the present invention as positioned in a door opening.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on line l-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail view of the locking lever.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 5designates the side members of a car door frame, between which the.door, forming the subject matter of the present invention ispositioned.

The door or closure is indicated at 6 and is formed with an opening 7intermediate its ends, which opening isclosed by the sliding closure 8,which has its upper and lower 1922. Serial No. 574,769.

ends positioned behind the flanges 8' and 9 respectively, forming partsof the plates 9 and 10, securedalong the upper and lower edges ofthedoor6. 7

These plates 9and 10 form a part of each section, the plate 9 beingformed with a depressionrll to accommodate the rib 12 of the adjacentsection, it being understood that while we have shown one of thesections, it is contemplated to employ a number 7 of these sectionssuflicient to close the door opening Secured in spaced'relation with oneend of the door 6, is a plate 13 which has a right angled flange 14adapted to abut one of the walls of the door frame. Secured to the doorand arranged in parallel relation with each other, at a point adjacentto the opposite end of the door, are plates 15, each of which beingprovided with a plurality of openings 16 that register with suitableopenings formed in the door, which openings may have their inner endsclosed by suitable means not shown, to prevent gr=ainfrom fallingtherethrough. The openings 16 are disposed in staggered relation witheach other to insure a wide range adjustment of the movable clampingmember to be hereinafter more fully described.

This movable clamping member is indicated at 17 and has its endsdisposed behind the flanges 8 and 9 to secure the clamping member to theclosure 6 and at the same time permit the clamping device to be movedlongitudinally of the door. A right angled flange 18 forms a part of theclamping member 17 and is adapted to be moved into close engagementwiththe opposite wall of the door frame as shown. in Figure 1v of thedrawings.

The clamping member 17 is also formed with a cut out portion providingan extension 19 adapted to cooperate with 13l18-6X- tensions 20 and 21formed on the pivoted In the use of the device, the flange 14 is theplates 15, the pins 23 thereof beingpos'r added one on the other,

tioned in predetermined openings of the plates so that when the lock ngarms are swungto engage the clamping member, they will force theclamping memberinto engagement with the Wall of the doorassociatedtherewith, consequentlysetting up a binding action between the clampingmember and Wall of the door to hold the device against movement. H p 7It is obvious that as a car is being jfille'd With grain, sections {ofthis character are until: the car has been filled. p 7 Y If it isdesired to remove the 'grain from the car, the sliding closure 8 ismoved to permit a quantity ofgrain to discharge therethrough, thesections being removed in succession as the level of the grain in the 7car falls.

Having thus described the invention, What is olaimedas new is In a graincar door securing device,a door 7 section, a vertical flange securedadjacent to one end of the door section, said door section having aplurality of openings disposed adjacent to the opposite end of the door,a removable flange member having a cut out portion providing anextension,

locking members havmg pins pivoted adaptedtobe positioned in theopenings adjacent to the flange 'member, said, lockingn atnres in thepresence of two itnesses.

WENZEL FRIMMEQ; WVILLIKM" D. HENDERSON; \Vitnesses s' GHARLY K UFM H. T.MANDERs'oN.

testimonytha-tivve claim theiforegoing asour own, Wehave heretoafii'xedonrsig-

